Thursday, November 14, 2013

Summer AP Latin Institutes

This summer new AP Latin Institutes are being held! One institute, "AP Latin: Translation & Multiple Choice," will be offered three times in three different locations. The other, "AP Latin: Essays & Short Answers," will only be offered once, at The Taft School in Watertown, CT. For people interested in taking both institutes, they will be offered on consecutive weeks (B and C weeks) at The Taft School. Read on for more information.

AP
Latin: Translation & Multiple Choice

Offered 3 times:

·St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY:June 30-July 3

·The Taft School, Watertown, CT:July 6-11 (B Week)

·St. Joseph College, Standish, ME: July 20-25

You have not attended this workshop before.We will translate large portions of both the
Aeneid and De Bello Gallico.In addition, each participant will bring
a passage from a sight author for which he/she will develop questions.We will write questions for both sight
passages and syllabus passages.The more
students work with multiple choice, the less intimidating Part 1 is. Throughout
the week teachers will have the opportunity to share what works for them, what
areas of the course instruction are problematic, and how they view the
resourses available on the AP Latin Home Page:

Both new and experienced AP Teachers will benefit from the week;
the topics are flexible and designed to meet the specific needs of the teachers
present.Participants will leave the
week with a wealth of resources.For
further information, contact Jill Crooker at jmcrooker@aol.com

AP
Latin: Essays and Short Answers

The Taft School, Watertown, CT: July 13-18 (C Week)

This week is in-depth and new for everyone.We will focus on the classroom threads of
discussion of Latin text that lead to effective writing of analytical
essays.We will devote much time to
developing lists of lines from the Aeneid
and portions from De Bello Gallico
that might be compared.

We will translate significant portions of the syllabus lines
from both Vergil and Caesar and develop a chronology of passages that have some
relationship to one another.In
addition,7-8 types of questions which require short answers will also be an
important part of our week. Participants will leave the week with a wealth of
resources.For further information,
contact Jill Crooker at jmcrooker@aol.com